3 March 1876Invention of TelephoneAlexander Graham Bell
Granted a patent for the telephone
Historical records for United States of America in 1876, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Granted a patent for the telephone
The 264-man US 7th cavalry is massacred at the hands of the Sioux Chief "Sitting Bull". Death of George Armstrong Custer, killed at the Battle of Little Big Horn
Discovers the spectrum of the Corona
Elected Member of Congress
Appointed Republican floor leader of the House of Representatives
Appointed Party Leader of the Republican Party
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